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Future Frequencies. By Derek Woodgate and Wayne R. Pethrick. Fringecore.
August 28, 2006 – 5:52 pm | Comments Off
Future Frequencies. By Derek Woodgate and Wayne R. Pethrick. Fringecore.

Future Frequencies delivers a unique insight into how innovative approaches in the realm of progressive culture can stimulate revolutionary thinking for thinking about the future.

The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine — and What Smart Companies are Doing About It. By Cynthia Barton Rabe. AMACOM.
August 12, 2006 – 11:11 am | Comments Off
The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine — and What Smart Companies are Doing About It. By Cynthia Barton Rabe. AMACOM.

“Knowledge is Good,” preaches the inscription under the statue of college founder Emil Faber in the film Animal House. But as valid as that declaration may be at a university, in the corporate world what …

The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind. By Gregory J. Feist. Yale University Press.
August 12, 2006 – 11:06 am | Comments Off
The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind. By Gregory J. Feist. Yale University Press.

In this book, Gregory Feist reviews and consolidates the scattered literatures on the psychology of science, then calls for the establishment of the field as a unique discipline. He offers the most comprehensive perspective yet …

Virtual Migration: The Programming of Globalization. By A. Aneesh. Duke University Press.
August 12, 2006 – 10:54 am | Comments Off
Virtual Migration: The Programming of Globalization. By A. Aneesh. Duke University Press.

Workers in India program software applications, transcribe medical dictation online, chase credit card debtors, and sell mobile phones, diet pills, and mortgages for companies based in other countries around the world. While their skills and …

Can We Say No? The Challenge of Rationing Health Care. By Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz and Melissa Cox. Brookings Institution Press.
August 12, 2006 – 10:46 am | Comments Off
Can We Say No? The Challenge of Rationing Health Care. By Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz and Melissa Cox. Brookings Institution Press.

Over the past four decades, the share of income devoted to health care in the United States has nearly tripled. Unless current policy changes, this worrisome trend is likely to continue. Should Americans decide to …

My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-Four of the World’s Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy. By John Brockman, ed. Pantheon Books.
August 12, 2006 – 9:21 am | Comments Off
My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-Four of the World’s Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy. By John Brockman, ed. Pantheon Books.

Albert Einstein’s bold mark on our understanding of the world, which has persisted now for more than a century, shows no sign of fading. On the contrary, Einstein and his work promise to inspire, enlighten, …

Suite Success: The Psychologist from The Apprentice Reveals What It Really Takes to Excel — in the Boardroom and in Life. By Liza Siegel, Ph.D. AMACOM.
August 12, 2006 – 8:50 am | Comments Off
Suite Success: The Psychologist from The Apprentice Reveals What It Really Takes to Excel — in the Boardroom and in Life. By Liza Siegel, Ph.D. AMACOM.

As the psychologist for the hit reality shows The Apprentice and Survivor, Dr. Liza Siegel has seen firsthand the factor that can make or break a contestant when the pressure is on. What she has …

Blog Rules: A Business Guide to Managing Policy, Public Relations, and Legal Issues. By Nancy Flynn. AMACOM.
August 12, 2006 – 8:44 am | Comments Off
Blog Rules: A Business Guide to Managing Policy, Public Relations, and Legal Issues. By Nancy Flynn. AMACOM.

From the millions of people with a conviction or cause they’re eager to share, to the thousands of corporations looking for a more effective and reliable way to build trust-based relationships with their customers, it’s …

The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics. By Eric D. Beinhocker. Harvard Business School Press.
August 2, 2006 – 6:53 pm | Comments Off
The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics. By Eric D. Beinhocker. Harvard Business School Press.

What is wealth? How is it created? How can we create more of it for the benefit of individuals, businesses, and society? These are the fundamental questions that Eric Beinhocker asks in this groundbreaking book. …